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It's not like Bedrock have ever been off their game over the past decade, but it has to be said of late they have once again raised the bar and are rocking at their very best. Check out this brilliant five track EP from buzzy artist Maxime Dangles (behind last years 'Sante' smash). 'Hold Up' kicks things off nicely with a dark and intense vibe yet carrying plenty of energy and an infectious groove (which becomes the staple across all five tracks). 'My Boo', in perfect contrast is a lighter affair, while 'Spagetjack' and 'Transparence' go back to twisted club sounds.. You need to be packing this in your music collection.

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Maxime Dangles' crisp, clear techno is a breath of fresh air. Taking the solid bars of icy synths and resonant pulsing bass of "Diskover" and splicing them into a minimal house atmosphere. The resulting tracks from this experimentation are the perfect epitome of minimal techno, yet the edgy frost is brushed off somehow by the warm influence of years of house music influences. Hauk 'n' Baum discard any semblance of warmth for their remix, crushing cold synths with big, flat beats with an addictive drive. The less-is-more approach of "Jupita" builds into a playful mish-mash of bleeps and blips when left alone; Ignacy Rome's remix is dancefloor techno at its height; harsh with a wry smile, restrained until the end. Delicious.

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A double header from Kompakt Extra, "Speicher 67" lets fly into breathless techno. Frenchman Maxime Dangles's "Bras De Zil" is raw techno that intensifies and then withdraws before Steve Moore takes us in darker, more menacing techno on his "Bayern Kurve." With plenty of energy throughout, this is one not to be missed.

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Selected by label owner Ilario Alicante, this split release mines an underground but refreshingly diverse path. Hush & Sleep's "Perceptual Isolation" is a tough, acid-soaked pulser that rolls deep. There are no such niceties on SLV's "Meteor", a propulsive affair that resounds to rolling drums, tough kicks, lone bleeps and a ponderous vocal sample. On "Tentacles", the contribution from Maxime Dangles, a frazzled 303 and fuzzy bass intersect to create a sound not radically different to Sandwell District, while ZIPPO's track is more straightforward. "The Leopard Prey" is heavy, panel-beating techno, led by doubled up claps, steely kicks and discordant riffs.

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Trance is never too far from Maxime Dangles' sound, and this influence is audible on his latest release for Electric Rescue's label. While "Cloudy River" is built on hammering kicks, it features tranced out melodies that lend it a frazzled, atmospheric feeling. There are no such concessions on "Dazzling Ray"; the drums are grainy and the percussion creaky as the French producer weaves in an acid sequence designed to blow minds. Meanwhile, "Dew of Heaven" marks a return of sorts to trance territories as ghostly vocal tones hang in the air over Dangles' intense percussive workout. Rounding out the release is Antigone's take on "Cloudy River", where the fast-rising techno artist delivers a spiralling, filtered workout.